It's been a rough year, but I'm thankful for the decicated commentators on ths blog. There have been many great conversations here, something I appreciate since 9/10 New Yorkers are clueless or don't care about NASCAR.

Thanks for keeping the blog open and active despite the career change, John. This blog remains one of the most fun and civil places to talk NASCAR on the internet.

Happy thanksgiving everybody!!!!!I'm Mighty thankful for you J.D. keeping this blog up through these turbulent times. I expect a punishing winter up here in NH as payback for last year so I'll be hitting the slopes soon. And finally I hope everyone stays safe throughout the winter holidays!

I hace Alice's Restaurant on at noon Colorado time here. Remember, if your family can't be with you, in one way or another (like mine), they are always with you in spirit. Have a safe Holiday my friends!

If you wanna get your fill on NASCAR this offseason go to the MRN website and click on the media center and you will find the classic races link . Click on the classic races link and you will have plenty of races to choose from.

salts, thanks very much for the tip about the MRN site, that will be fun to do. Were you reading my mind? One of my "winter" projects this year is going to be to transfer the races I've taped on videotape over to DVD. Its both a space saving issue and of course VCR tapes degrade over time.